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Benin

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 418 entities connected with Benin. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Benin. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Benin

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Benin.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 299 entities identified as PEPs connected with Benin.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of the Republic of Benin-21
President of the Republic, Head of Government, Head of State, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces1--
Prime Minister of Benin-4-
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture--1
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, & Fisheries1--
Minister of Communication-1-
Minister of Decentralization & Local Governance11-
Minister of Digital Technology and Digitalization--1
Minister of Education of Benin--2
Minister of Energy of Benin-2-
Minister of Energy, Water, & Mines1--
Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development1--
Minister of Finance of Benin-12
Minister of Foreign Affairs18-
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Benin-11
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Benin11-
Minister of Industry & Commerce1--
Minister of Industry and Commerce of Benin-21
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport12-
Minister of Interior & Public Security1--
Minister of Justice132
Minister of Labor & Public Service1--
Minister of Labour and Public Service of Benin--1
Minister of Living Environment and Sustainable Development of Benin--1
Minister of Microfinance, Employment, Youth and Women-1-
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of Nursery & Primary Education1--
Minister of Nursery and Primary Education--1
Minister of Planning and Development--1
Minister of Secondary & Technical Education & Vocational Training1--
Minister of Secondary and Technical Education and Vocational Training of Benin-11
Minister of Small & Medium Enterprises & Employment1--
Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises of Benin--1
Minister of Social Affairs & Micro-Finance1--
Minister of Social Affairs and Microfinance of Benin-21
Minister of Sports1--
Minister of Sports of Benin-2-
Minister of State for Development and Coordination of Government Action--1
Minister of State in Charge of Development & Coordination of Government Action1--
Minister of State in Charge of Economy & Finance1--
Minister of the Digital Economy & Digitalization1--
Minister of the Environment of Benin-1-
Minister of the Interior of Benin-21
Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts--1
Minister of Tourism, Culture, & Arts1--
Minister of Water and Mining of Benin-21
Minister-Del. to the Presidency Charged With National Defense1--
Minister-delegate to the President of the Republic, in charge of National Defence--1
Ministre des Recherches Pétrolières et Minières-1-
Vice President of Benin--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Assemblée Nationale--83
President of the National Assembly of Benin-31
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President of the Constitutional Court of Benin-3-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Benin-51
ambassador of Norway to Benin--1
Ambassador of Spain to Benin-2-
Ambassador to the US1--
United States Ambassador to Benin-42

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy108-13
First Lady of Benin-11
Chef du Gouvernement de la République du Bénin1--
Ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République du Bénin1--
Président et Chef de l’État de la République du Bénin1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...